PediaSure 7+ Vanilla — ENGINEERED
Munch or Dump rates PediaSure 7+ Vanilla by pediasure ENGINEERED — score 30/90.
A lab-built kids' growth powder where refined maltodextrin and added sugar lead the list, not real food. The 'goodness of oats and almonds' is barely there (oats 1%), and it leans on artificial flavoring to taste like a treat.
Why this verdict
- Maltodextrin (refined high-glycemic starch) is the #1 ingredient, ahead of milk
- Sucrose (added sugar) sits near the top of the list
- The headline 'oats and almonds' is only 1% oats powder
- Contains artificial (sweet cream) flavoring to mimic a treat
- NOVA 4 ultra-processed despite the 'growth nutrition' framing
Ingredients (9)
- Maltodextrin (concerning) — Ultra-processed filler with a very high glycemic index; a hallmark of NOVA 4 food.
- skim milk powder (safe) — Reconstituted dairy protein and solids; benign filler that adds body.
- sucrose (moderate) — Added table sugar, minor amount but unnecessary in a savory ham.
- Fructo-oligosaccharides (FOS) 3.6% (safe) — A prebiotic fiber that can support gut bacteria; a genuine functional add.
- Minerals (calcium, iron, zinc, iodine, etc.) (safe) — Fortification minerals supporting bone and development claims; useful but synthetic blend.
- Oats powder (1.0%) (safe) — The advertised whole grain, but at only 1% it's a label-decoration amount, not meaningful nutrition.
- Artificial (sweet cream) flavoring (moderate) — Lab flavoring used to make the powder palatable; signals an engineered product, not real food.
- Natural-identical vanilla flavoring (moderate) — Synthesized flavor compound mimicking vanilla; cosmetic, no nutritional value.
- Vitamins (added) (safe) — Synthetic vitamin fortification backing the '37 nutrients' claim; beneficial for deficiency but not whole-food sourced.